Google Shopping & Data Protection: What's Changing with Consent, Cookies, and Cookie-less Tracking

Sometimes it feels as if online marketing is reinventing itself every day—especially when it comes to data protection, consent, and tracking. While Google Shopping remains one of the most important platforms for e-commerce companies, the ever-increasing data protection requirements and changes in the use of cookies pose major challenges for many retailers. ... Read more

Product images in Google Shopping: Lessons learned from over 100 tests on click-through rates and conversion

Sometimes it's not the best product, but the best image that determines whether someone clicks "Buy" in the Google Shopping tab or scrolls on. After more than 100 tests on product images, one thing is clear: optimizing your images not only increases your click-through rate, but also your conversion rate – often by a significant amount. Why product images are so crucial in Google Shopping ... Read more

Special landing pages for Google Shopping traffic: What sets them apart from normal product pages

Many online retailers invest a lot of time and money in promoting their products via Google Shopping—but the click alone rarely brings the desired success. What many overlook is that the page on which the shopping visitor lands plays a decisive role in conversion. A standard product page is often not enough here. Special landing pages are needed... Continue reading

Retargeting only for shopping visitors: How to win back cart abandoners

Almost every online store is familiar with this problem: the customer has clicked through the product range, added items to their shopping cart—and then the shopping cart just sits there. No purchase, no revenue. This phenomenon is not only annoying, it also costs money. This is exactly where retargeting comes in, offering a targeted approach for shopping visitors and an effective strategy for ... Continue reading

Local inventory ads: How to connect Google Shopping with your brick-and-mortar store

Sometimes it's not the big, global marketing tricks that make the difference—it's the connection between digital visibility and the real shopping experience on site. Brick-and-mortar retailers in particular are now faced with the challenge of maintaining an online presence while still attracting customers to their stores. Local inventory ads on Google Shopping offer exactly that... Continue reading